Banana stand

Abstract

To realize a banana stand capable of suppressing ripening. [Solution] The banana stand 1 comprises a pillar member 10 consisting of a support member 12, a base member connecting portion 112 connecting to the lower part of the support member 12, a base member 11 consisting of a first circular ring portion 111 formed in a circular ring shape in a planar view and connecting to the base member connecting portion 112, and a locking member 13 connecting to the upper part of the support member 12, and a plurality of fixing members 20, wherein the locking member 13 consists of a second circular ring portion 131 formed in a circular ring shape in a planar view, a locking member connecting portion 132 connecting to the second circular ring portion 131, and a cylindrical body connecting portion 133 connecting to the locking member connecting portion 132, and the upper part of the support member is inserted into a cylindrical hole provided in the cylindrical body connecting portion, and the fixing member 20 is detachable from the second circular ring portion 131, and comprises a box body 22 having an insertion hole 21 at the lower part, and a pressing piece 23 and an elastic member 24 provided inside the box body 22 for pressing the pressing piece 23.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a banana stand that can hang and hold bananas one by one to delay the ripening of the bananas. [Background technology]

[0002] Bananas are generally sold in bunches, and are rarely eaten all at once; most people eat a bunch over the course of several days. During this time, the bananas undergo a process called ripening, where the ethylene gas emitted by the bananas themselves causes them to gradually ripen from green or yellow, eventually turning brown. There are various ways to slow down the ripening process, such as hanging them on a banana hook or wrapping each one in newspaper and putting them in the refrigerator, but they are all quite cumbersome.

[0003] The simplest method is to hang bananas using a hook, but existing banana hooks do not have a way to prevent ethylene gas from being released from the stems, which promotes ripening. Generally, banana hooks and banana stands are used to hang bunches of bananas by hooking them at the branching points of their stems. For example, banana stands such as those shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have been proposed as such banana holders.

[0004] The banana stand disclosed in Patent Document 1 has an upright rod-shaped upper part that is bent sideways to form an arm-like shape, and the branching point of the banana stem is placed on the arm to hold the banana in a hanging position. Furthermore, the banana stand disclosed in Patent Document 2 has an upright support and a beam supported by the support, and the beam has multiple locking holes in which the banana stem is inserted to lock the stem, and the locking holes are small and formed along the bottom. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Design Registration No. 1231363 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-136617 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] In addition to the device described in Patent Document 1, many other banana holders with slightly different shapes and structures are on the market. However, these types of banana holders all hang bananas by hooking them at the branching points of bunches, so they have the advantage of being easy to hold, but they do not offer any other ingenuity. Furthermore, the device described in Patent Document 2 can store bananas individually and appears to prevent the bananas from ripening, but the stems are not covered. Therefore, both of these patent documents have the problem that the ethylene gas that promotes ripening interacts with each other, accelerating ripening. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to realize a banana stand that can suppress ripening. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The present invention is as follows. 1. A support member; a base member including a base member connecting portion connected to a lower portion of the support member, and a first annular portion formed in a circular ring shape in a plan view connected to the base member connecting portion; a pillar member comprising a locking member connected to an upper portion of the support member; a plurality of fixing members; The locking member includes a second annular portion formed in a circular ring shape in a plan view, a locking member connecting portion connected to the second annular portion, and a tubular body connecting portion connected to the locking member connecting portion, and an upper portion of the support member is inserted into a tubular hole provided in the tubular body connecting portion, the fixing member is detachably attached to the second annular portion and includes a box body having an insertion hole at a lower portion, a pressing piece provided inside the box body, and an elastic member that presses the pressing piece, The banana stand is characterized in that the stem of the banana inserted into the insertion hole is clamped and fixed between the inner surface of the box body and the pressing piece. 2. The banana stand described in 1. above, further having the function of sealing the banana stem, by having a soft bushing attached to the inner surface of the insertion hole that fills the gap between the banana stem and the insertion hole. 3. A banana stand as described in 1. or 2., wherein the support member consists of a rod body fixed upright to the base member and a cylindrical body to which the rod body can be detached, and further has the function of allowing the rod body to be slidably fixed to the cylindrical body. 4. A banana stand as described in 1. or 2. above, further comprising a support member on the first annular portion on which a banana body can be placed. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] The banana stand of the present invention is not a conventional method of hanging a bunch of bananas as it is on a stand, but can hold each banana by hanging it on a fastening tool and can prevent ripening, making it practically convenient. The fixing member of the banana stand of the present invention is box-shaped and has an insertion hole on the outside for inserting the stem and a bushing made of soft material, so that when hanging and storing bananas, the stem can be completely covered and the ethylene gas that is released in large amounts from the stem of the banana, which promotes ripening, can be sealed in, preventing the ripening of the banana itself and also preventing the ripening of other bananas.Furthermore, there is a hook on the outside that allows the banana stand of the present invention to be attached and detached to the fixing member, making it possible to adjust the number of fixing members to be hung depending on the number of bananas. In addition, the internal structure of the fixing member utilizes an elastic member, and the inserted banana is clamped and fixed between the pressing piece that receives the elastic force of the elastic member and the inner surface of the fixing member, which prevents the banana from falling and also makes it possible to further suppress the emission of ethylene gas by compressing the stem of the banana. Furthermore, the pillar member is formed of a base member, a support member, and a locking member. The support member is composed of a rod body and a cylindrical body, and the rod body can be slidably fixed by the cylindrical body. Furthermore, the banana stand of the present invention has a support member that is attached by inserting it into the annular portion of the base member, which makes it possible to prevent the bananas from falling under their own weight and being damaged. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of an entire banana stand according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a fixing member of the banana stand according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the fixing member of the banana stand according to the embodiment of the present invention with the cover removed. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of the fixing member in FIG. 3 to which a soft bushing is further attached. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a front view of a column member of the banana stand according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a support member of the banana stand according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a fixing member of a banana stand according to an embodiment of the present invention, which actually clamps and fixes a banana. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire banana stand according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a banana is actually clamped and fixed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] Hereinafter, a banana stand according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The banana stand 1 shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 5 embodies the present invention. The banana stand 1 is The device comprises a pillar member 10 consisting of a pillar member 12, a base member connecting portion 112 that connects to the lower part of the pillar member 12, a base member 11 consisting of a first circular portion 111 that is formed in a circular ring shape in a planar view and connects to the base member connecting portion 112, and a locking member 13 that connects to the upper part of the pillar member 12, and a plurality of fixing members 20. The locking member 13 consists of a second circular ring portion 131 formed in a circular ring shape in a planar view, a locking member connecting portion 132 connected to the second circular ring portion 131, and a tubular body connecting portion 133 connected to the locking member connecting portion 132, and the upper part of the support member 12 is inserted into a tubular hole provided in the tubular body connecting portion 133. Fig. 3 shows the internal structure of fixing member 20 with cover 22a (see Fig. 2) removed. Fixing member 20 shown in Fig. 3 is detachable from second annular portion 131 and comprises box body 22 having insertion hole 21 at the bottom, and pressing piece 23 and elastic member 24 that presses pressing piece 23, both of which are provided inside box body 22. The banana stem 61 is clamped and fixed between the inner surface of the box body 22 and the pressing piece 23 (see FIG. 7). The fixing member 20 also has a hook 26 at its upper part that can be attached to and detached from the second annular portion 131. Furthermore, a pressing piece slippage prevention piece 27 that limits the movement of the pressing piece 23 in the pressing direction is protruded from the inner surface of the box body 22. Also, an elastic member slippage prevention piece 25 that prevents the elastic member 24 (spring) from slipping is formed on the rear surface of the pressing piece 23 and on the inner surface of the box body 22, and is loosely inserted into the elastic member 24.

[0011] 4 and 7, a soft bushing 41 made of a soft material that fills the gap between the banana stem 61 and the insertion hole 21 is attached to cover the insertion hole 21, and can also have the function of sealing the banana stem 61. The soft bushing 41 has multiple notches 41a formed in the radial direction so that the banana stem 61 can be inserted into the insertion hole 21. The other configurations of the fixing member 40 are the same as those of the fixing member 20, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

[0012] Like the pillar member 15 shown in Figure 5, the support member 14 consists of a rod body 141 fixed upright to the base member 11 and a cylindrical body 142 to which the rod body 141 can be attached and detached, and can have a function that allows the rod body 141 to be slidably fixed to the cylindrical body 142.

[0013] As shown in Figures 1, 5 and 6, it is preferable that the first annular portion 111 is provided with a support member 50 on which the banana body 62 can be placed. As shown in Figure 6, it is more preferable that the support member 50 has a Y-shaped support 51 and a soft member 52 covering the upper part of the Y-shaped support 51. [Industrial Applicability]

[0014] The banana stand according to the present invention can be industrially used as a product in the field of daily necessities, and is suitable for storing bananas, allowing fresh bananas to be eaten while preventing them from ripening. [Explanation of symbols]

[0015] 1. Banana Stand 10 Column members 11 Base material 111 First Circular Ring 112 Base member connection part 12 Support member 13 Locking member 131 Second Circular Ring 132 Locking member connection part 133 Cylinder connection part 14 Support member 141 Rod 142 Cylinder 15 Column members 20 Fixing member 21 Insertion hole 22 Box body 22a cover 23 Pressing piece 24 Elastic member 25 Elastic material slip prevention piece 26 Hook 27 Pressure piece anti-slip piece 40 Fixing member 41 Soft bushing 41a Cut 50 Support member 51 Y-shaped post 52 Soft materials 61 Banana stem 62 Banana body

Claims

1. A support member; a base member including a base member connecting portion connected to a lower portion of the support member, and a first annular portion formed in a circular ring shape in a plan view connected to the base member connecting portion; a pillar member comprising a locking member connected to an upper portion of the support member; a plurality of fixing members; The locking member includes a second annular portion formed in a circular ring shape in a plan view, a locking member connecting portion connected to the second annular portion, and a tubular body connecting portion connected to the locking member connecting portion, and an upper portion of the support member is inserted into a tubular hole provided in the tubular body connecting portion, the fixing member is detachably attached to the second annular portion and includes a box body having an insertion hole at a lower portion, a pressing piece provided inside the box body, and an elastic member that presses the pressing piece, The banana stand is characterized in that the stem of the banana inserted into the insertion hole is clamped and fixed between the inner surface of the box body and the pressing piece.

2. The banana stand according to claim 1, further comprising a soft bushing that covers the insertion hole and fills the gap between the banana stem and the insertion hole, thereby sealing the banana stem.

3. The banana stand of claim 1 or 2, wherein the support member comprises a rod body fixed upright to the base member and a cylindrical body to which the rod body can be detached, and further has a function that allows the rod body to be slidably fixed to the cylindrical body.

4. The banana stand according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a plurality of support members on the first annular portion, on which banana bodies can be placed.

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